Environmental, Health & Safety
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Work zone safety takes center stage during T&I hearing
NAPA is leading a work zone safety coalition with other trade associations in the road construction space. The mission of…
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NAPA continues advocacy for valid, toxicological-based PFAS regulations
NAPA has joined in coalition efforts to impress upon the EPA that more must be done to ensure underlying chemical…
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NAPA weighs-in on OSHA’s proposed Heat Illness Standard
NAPA submitted comments earlier this month on OSHA’s heat injury and illness prevention rulemaking.
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NAPA explores recycling PFAS-containing pavements
NAPA continues to explore the viability of safely recycling airfield pavements containing PFAS remnants from firefighting-foam as part of its…
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Free Sept. 26 webinar on storing, handling thermoplastics like asphalt binder
On Sept. 26, Steel Tank Institute will sponsor a one-hour, no-cost webinar titled Storing and Handling Thermoplastics.
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OSHA finally publishes proposed heat standard
The Occupational Safety & Health Administration's (OSHA) ‘formal’ proposed heat standard was published in the Federal Register on Aug. 30,…
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September is Suicide Prevention Month
Suicides by men and women in the construction industry outpace all other industries in the United States, but together we can…
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AASHTO reviews impact of chlorinated solvent ban on asphalt binder extractions
At last week’s AASHTO Committee on Materials and Pavements meeting, InfraTest’s Ann Baranov presented information on EPA rulemaking concerning chlorinated…
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Courts continue to push back on EPA ‘policy’, now with Environmental Justice
On Aug. 22, a federal district court permanently blocked EPA from considering disparate environmental harms when enforcing the Civil Rights…
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Midyear kicks off with NCAT announcement
The first full day of the NAPA 2024 Midyear Meeting in Brooklyn, New York kicked off with a major announcement:…